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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Distinguished Teacher Award, American Society of Animal Science
  • 2009 - Meats Research Award, American Society of Animal Science

Overview

Steven M. Lonergan is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research primarily in agricultural and biological sciences, focusing on animal science and related molecular biology disciplines. Their body of work spans several key areas including meat and animal product quality, animal nutrition and physiology, and calpain protease function and regulation.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on meat science and muscle biology with research addressing the biochemical and molecular processes that influence meat quality. Selected recent papers include:

  • Characterizing membrane phospholipid hydrolysis of pork loins throughout three aging periods, 2020, Meat Science
  • Nutritional approaches to slow late finishing pig growth: implications on carcass composition and pork quality, 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • Investigation of the Sarcoplasmic Proteome Contribution to the Development of Pork Loin Tenderness, 2020, Meat and Muscle Biology
  • Contribution of Early-Postmortem Proteome and Metabolome to Ultimate pH and Pork Quality, 2021, Meat and Muscle Biology
  • Early postmortem muscle proteome and metabolome of beef longissimus thoracis muscle classified by pH at 6 hours postmortem, 2022, Journal of Proteomics

Research topics prominently addressed in their work include:

  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Calpain Protease Function and Regulation
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Biochemical effects in animals

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • E. Huff-Lonergan
  • Nicholas K Gabler
  • Edward M. Steadham
  • Logan G Johnson
  • Mahesh N. Nair

Steven M. Lonergan's research has been published predominantly in journals such as:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Meat and Muscle Biology
  • Iowa State University Animal Industry Report
  • Meat Science
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Their scientific contributions span subfields including animal science and zoology, molecular biology, cell biology, physiology, and small animals. This multidisciplinary focus supports a wide understanding of the biological mechanisms impacting meat quality and animal physiology.

Recognition in their field includes awards such as the Distinguished Teacher Award from the American Society of Animal Science in 2015 and the Meats Research Award from the same society in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of water-holding capacity of meat: The role of postmortem biochemical and structural changes.

    Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan;Steven M. Lonergan

  • Biochemistry of postmortem muscle - lessons on mechanisms of meat tenderization.

    Elisabeth Huff Lonergan;Wangang Zhang;Steven M. Lonergan

  • Early postmortem biochemical factors influence tenderness and water-holding capacity of three porcine muscles.

    J. L. Melody;Steven M. Lonergan;L. J. Rowe;Ted W. Huiatt

  • Progress in reducing the pale, soft and exudative (PSE) problem in pork and poultry meat

    S. Barbut;A.A. Sosnicki;S.M. Lonergan;T. Knapp

  • Influence of early postmortem protein oxidation on beef quality.

    L. J. Rowe;K. R. Maddock;Steven M. Lonergan;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan

  • Oxidative environments decrease tenderization of beef steaks through inactivation of μ-calpain

    L. J. Rowe;K. R. Maddock;Steven M. Lonergan;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan

  • High-oxygen modified atmosphere packaging system induces lipid and myoglobin oxidation and protein polymerization.

    Yuan H. Kim;Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan;Joseph G. Sebranek;Steven M. Lonergan

  • Selection for lean growth efficiency in Duroc pigs influences pork quality.

    Steven M. Lonergan;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan;L. J. Rowe;D. L. Kuhlers

  • New alleles in calpastatin gene are associated with meat quality traits in pigs

    D. C. Ciobanu;John Bastiaansen;Steven M. Lonergan;H. K. Thomsen

  • A study of the factors that influence consumer attitudes toward beef products using the conjoint market analysis tool

    Brian E. Mennecke;Anthony M. Townsend;Dermot J. Hayes;Steven M. Lonergan

  • Breast meat quality and composition in unique chicken populations

    Steven M. Lonergan;N. Deeb;C. A. Fedler;Susan J. Lamont

  • Contribution of postmortem changes of integrin, desmin and μ-calpain to variation in water holding capacity of pork.

    W.G. Zhang;Steven M. Lonergan;Matt A. Gardner;Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan

  • Rate and extent of pH decline affect proteolysis of cytoskeletal proteins and water-holding capacity in pork.

    Giuseppe Bee;Abbey L. Anderson;Steven M. Lonergan;Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan

  • Understanding postmortem biochemical processes and post-harvest aging factors to develop novel smart-aging strategies.

    Yuan H. Brad Kim;Danyi Ma;Derico Setyabrata;Mustafa M. Farouk

  • Influence of muscle type on rheological properties of porcine myofibrillar protein during heat-induced gelation

    Amity D. Westphalen;Jenni L. Briggs;Steven M. Lonergan

  • Influence of lipid content on pork sensory quality within pH classification

    Steven M. Lonergan;Kenneth J Stalder;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan;Travis J. Knight

  • Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Meat Quality, and Tissue Histology of Growing Pigs Fed Crude Glycerin-Supplemented Diets

    Peter J. Lammers;Brian J. Kerr;Thomas E. Weber;Kristjan Bregendahl

  • Effect of pH and ionic strength on μ- and m-calpain inhibition by calpastatin

    K. R. Maddock;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan;L. J. Rowe;Steven M. Lonergan

  • Antioxidant status affects color stability and tenderness of calcium chloride-injected beef.

    S. E. Harris;Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan;Steven M. Lonergan;W. R. Jones

  • Effects of breed, sex, and halothane genotype on fatty acid composition of pork longissimus muscle.

    S. Zhang;Travis J. Knight;Kenneth J Stalder;Rodney N. Goodwin

Frequent Co-Authors

Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan
Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan Iowa State University
Jack C. M. Dekkers
Jack C. M. Dekkers Iowa State University
Nicholas K. Gabler
Nicholas K. Gabler Iowa State University
Kenneth J. Stalder
Kenneth J. Stalder Iowa State University
John F. Patience
John F. Patience Iowa State University
Lance H. Baumgard
Lance H. Baumgard Iowa State University
Joseph G. Sebranek
Joseph G. Sebranek Iowa State University
Donald C. Beitz
Donald C. Beitz Iowa State University
Max F. Rothschild
Max F. Rothschild Iowa State University
Stephanie L. Hansen
Stephanie L. Hansen Iowa State University

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